Leah Benson, LMHC

YIKES, book review of Lori Gottlieb's, "Maybe you Should Talk to Someone"

I’m a Therapist, and Here’s What I Thought About Lori Gottlieb’s ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’

Yikes, Lori. YIKES. Do you want a therapist who’ll make fun of you and your problems? Or do you want a therapist who’s already done their inner work?  It’s a laughable question, yes. But it’s no longer a laughing matter when a book that completely ignores this question ends up on the New York Times […]

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"3 Little Known Truths about Trauma"

3 Trauma Truths Most Therapists Don’t Even Know

Finally master your mental health—without any nonsense “therapy talk” Trauma Truth #1: Everyone’s talking about trauma, but no one knows what it really is. Back in the day, “trauma” was a shorthand term that mental health professionals used with each other.   Trauma meant this: A situation where someone was (or thought they would be) seriously

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Image saying: My review of this NYT article entitled Want to Fix Your Mind? Let Your Body Talk.

Is “Somatic Experiencing®” Psychotherapy…Or a Cult of Personality?

Is There a Place for Mysticism in Body-Based Therapy? Let’s unpack some utter nonsense I noticed in the New York Times article “Want to Fix Your Mind? Let Your Body Talk.” First, some context. This article focuses on one version of body-based therapy called Somatic Experiencing®, or SE™.  According to founder Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing®

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What Is Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and Who is it For?

Have you heard about Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) yet? Yes, the “horse tranquilizer.” And no, it’s not like that… Ketamine is actually a well understood, well researched anesthetic that is used all over the world, every single day, that is SO safe, it’s the anesthetic of choice for babies. Ketamine Therapy for Depression Back in

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The Metabolic Perspective of Mental Health

The Metabolic Perspective of Mental Health

  A Discussion on the Application of the Theory of Constructed Emotion to Bioenergetic Analysis hosted by the Florida Society for Bioenergetic Analysis “It is… to be expected that biopsychiatry will sooner or later succeed in describing human structures and characteristic reactions in terms of “bio-energetic metabolism…” Such an energetic point of view would enable

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How Therapy and Self-Reflection Can Make You Happier and More Successful

Therapy is Self-Reflection Therapy can make you happier and more successful because therapy is, among other things, a process of self-reflection. In fact, it’s like self-reflection on steroids. Unfortunately, self-reflection is kind of a dying art. People either feel like they don’t have the time to self-reflect or think it’s a waste of time. On

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Video of talk by Leah Benson, LMHC

What is Transference and Countertransference?

Transference and countertransference; what are they and how are they used in therapy? In this FSBA (Florida Society for Bioenergetic Analysis) educational workshop video, Leah Benson, LMHC, breaks it down and discusses the subject with a group of bioenergetic therapists in user-friendly language. Interested in learning more about transference itself? Click HERE for a 3-minute

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